impose

ɪmˈpəʊz

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#1·5h ago

(intransitive) Chiefly followed by on or upon.

Origin: {| class="floatright" | | |} The is derived from Late , borrowed from , and , enposer (modern ), from im-, em- (variants of en-) + poser, modelled after: * , from im- (variant of in-) + pōnō (ultimately from , *h₂epó + *tḱey-); and * , the of impōnō: see above. The is derived from the verb. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·5h ago

(obsolete) An act of placing or putting on something chiefly immaterial, especially something regarded as burdensome as a duty, a task, etc.; an imposition.

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